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Contact Info

Office of International Student and Scholar Services

Florida Institute of Technology

150 W. University Blvd

Melbourne, Florida 32901 isss@fit.edu

Phone (321) 674-8053

Fax (321) 728-4570

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Vendors Sought for Florida Tech International Festival

International Fest Craft and food vendors will play a large part in Florida Institute of Technology’s Fourth Annual International Festival on Saturday, Feb. 25 from noon to 5 p.m. Applications for craft and food vendors are now being accepted for the event, which will take place at the outdoor Panthereum, located off Country Club Drive and adjacent to Panther Plaza.

Download your application package:

Food Vendors

Craft Vendors

Application packages should be either e-mailed to isss@fit.edu, faxed to (321) 728-4570, or mailed to:

International Student and Scholar Services
Florida Institute of Technology
150 W. University Blvd.
Melbourne, FL. 32901-6975

Special consideration will be given to vendors selling cultural/ folkloric wares, and to not-for-profit service organizations. Only handmade and homemade crafts may be offered for sale at the event. There is no cost to submit an application, and the deadline for submissions of applications is January 15, 2010.

Selected vendors will be notified by Jan. 15 and are required to pay a $50 nontaxable, nonrefundable and nontransferable special event fee.

For more information, call (321) 674-8053.

The festival is sponsored by Florida Tech International Student and Scholar Services, Florida Tech Residence Life, and the Melbourne-Palm Bay Area Chamber of Commerce.